Ohio Judge Blocks Governor’s Intoxicating Hemp Product Ban for 2 Weeks | Where to order Skittles Moonrock online

article about middle school students in the Cincinnati area being hospitalized after consuming THC edibles, said that when Ohio voters passed Issue 2 to legalize adult-use cannabis in the 2023 election, they voiced their support for a highly regulated marketplace for intoxicating cannabinoid products.

“While we continue to fight in court, today’s developments underscore our continued desire to work with the General Assembly to pass permanent legislation regarding intoxicating hemp,” the governor wrote on X.

While several bills to address hemp regulations are currently in play in the Ohio Legislature, DeWine told reporters on Oct. 8 that he was no longer going to sit on the sidelines after lawmakers failed to send him a bill last year and have yet to do so this session.

During that press conference, DeWine showcased intoxicating hemp products packaged to resemble popular candies and snacks for children.

“This crisis is continuing to get worse and worse, and I’m not going to sit by and let this continue,” he said. “Intoxicating hemp has no required regulatory testing at all and is sold in packages enticing to children, many times mimicking the packaging of common candies. … Intoxicating hemp is dangerous, and we need better to protect our children.”

In announcing his executive order, DeWine also declared a state of emergency, claiming that intoxicating hemp products have been adulterated because, by definition, hemp is a nonintoxicating plant defined by a potency of 0.3% delta-9 THC or less. Therefore, intoxicating hemp products present a threat to public health and safety, the governor said.

With DeWine directing the ODA to adopt emergency regulations, in part to redefine hemp, the department issued draft rules that stipulate the term “intoxicating hemp” as a product that contains more than 0.5 milligrams of THC per serving or more than 2 milligrams of THC per package.

The plaintiffs in the case argued that the governor’s basis for invoking the emergency rulemaking authority collides with the Ohio Revised Code, which states that adding hemp or a hemp product to any other product “does not adulterate” that other product.

The U.S. Hemp Roundtable (USHR), a national industry advocacy group, issued a release on Oct. 14 expressing support for Aveni’s TRO.

“We’re very pleased with the judge’s decision today, and we look forward to working with the Ohio Legislature as a united hemp industry to develop a strong and robust regulatory structure that will keep adult products out of the hands of children while protecting farmers, small businesses and adult consumers who rely on hemp for their health and wellness,” USHR General Counsel Jonathan Miller said.